Dynamic Content Layout Generator

ABSTRACT

In one embodiment, a content aggregation viewer may present a container layout to summarize a data item set to a user. The content aggregation viewer may determine a viewport dimension for a viewport of a user interface of a content aggregation application to present a data item set to a user. The content aggregation viewer may automatically arrange a container set summarizing the data item set in a container layout based on the viewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may set a parallel container dimension of a data item container of the container set having a variable dimension size in a direction of the viewport dimension based on the viewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may present the container set in the container layout to the user.

BACKGROUND

A content aggregation viewer may harvest one or more pieces of digitalcontent from one or more content sources. Digital content may be text,an image, an audio file, a video file, a web page, or a combination ofvarious forms of media. The content sources may be a website, a server,or even a local storage drive. The content aggregation viewer maypresent the digital content, or links to the digital content, to theuser.

SUMMARY

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form that is further described below in the DetailedDescription. This Summary is not intended to identify key features oressential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended tobe used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Embodiments discussed below relate to presenting a container layout tosummarize a data item set to a user. The content aggregation viewer maydetermine a viewport dimension for a viewport of a user interface of acontent aggregation application to present a data item set to a user.The content aggregation viewer may automatically arrange a container setsummarizing the data item set in a container layout based on theviewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may set a parallelcontainer dimension of a data item container of the container set havinga variable dimension size in a direction of the viewport dimension basedon the viewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may presentthe container set in the container layout to the user.

DRAWINGS

In order to describe the manner in which the above-recited and otheradvantages and features can be obtained, a more particular descriptionis set forth and will be rendered by reference to specific embodimentsthereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understandingthat these drawings depict only typical embodiments and are nottherefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, implementationswill be described and explained with additional specificity and detailthrough the use of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of a datanetwork.

FIG. 2 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of a computingdevice.

FIG. 3 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of generating adata item container.

FIG. 4 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of a userinterface of a content aggregation application.

FIG. 5 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of a containerset.

FIG. 6 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method ofaggregating content.

FIG. 7 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method ofgenerating a container layout.

FIG. 8 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method ofarranging data item containers.

FIG. 9 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method ofcycling through a container set.

FIG. 10 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method ofviewing a data item.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments are discussed in detail below. While specificimplementations are discussed, it should be understood that this is donefor illustration purposes only. A person skilled in the relevant artwill recognize that other components and configurations may be usedwithout parting from the spirit and scope of the subject matter of thisdisclosure. The implementations may be a content aggregation viewer, acomputing device, or a machine-implemented method.

In one embodiment, a content aggregation viewer may execute a contentaggregation application to present a container layout to summarize adata item set to a user. The content aggregation viewer may determine aviewport dimension for a viewport of a user interface of a contentaggregation application to present a data item set to a user. Thecontent aggregation viewer may automatically arrange a container setsummarizing the data item set in a container layout based on theviewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may set a parallelcontainer dimension of a data item container of the container set havinga variable dimension size in a direction of the viewport dimension basedon the viewport dimension. The content aggregation viewer may presentthe container set in the container layout to the user.

A content aggregation application may layout aggregated content in aresponsive environment allowing users to resize a viewport topractically any size. A viewport represents the visible area of agraphical user interface of a content aggregation application.Additionally, a content aggregation application may execute on the sameplatform across multiple form factors, such as a smart phone, a tablet,a laptop, or a desktop. Furthermore, between different applications andstructures, content layout may be structured for news with a formalenvironment versus entertainment or sports with a flexible layout withthe focus more on images rather than text scanning. Traditionally, toaccommodate different scenarios, content creators created varioustemplates for the different scenarios and layouts. These templates mayresult in large maintenance costs to create and adjust templates withdifferent design changes and scenarios.

A dynamic content layout generator may respond to the size of anyviewport size to generate both a structured look and a variable lookwithout creating custom layout templates for every scenario. The dynamiccontent layout generator may present a summary of an item of contentusing a data item container. The user may select the data item containerto view the complete data item of content. The dynamic content layoutgenerator may use a set of general content container sizes and inputparameters on viewport height. The dynamic content layout generator maycalculate the size of the viewport and dynamically select a mix ofcontainer sizes to ensure contents are aligned appropriately.

A content aggregation application may generate an adaptive layout basedon the viewport size to determine a number of container lines to presentto a user. A container line may be a row or a column of data itemcontainers. The layout is responsive to user adjustment of viewportsize. The content aggregation application may consider a viewport heightminima or maxima to determine whether to produce a more structured lookor more variable look. With few inputs, the content aggregationapplication may generate a random content layout that fits the viewportand also ensures the layout has a flushed bottom. The contentaggregation application may have an equal or equivalent number ofelements in each page of containers to ensure that the content layout isflushed at the bottom. A page is the subset of containers visible in theviewport at any one time. A page area may be determined based upon thedimensions of the viewport. The content aggregation application maystack pages to create infinite scrolling and data virtualization.Therefore, the layout may change dynamically while maintaining aconsistent item count. The content aggregation application may use aspecific input parameter for the first line, referred to as the herocontainer line, such as an exact pattern. The content aggregationapplication may use a hero container line to draw the focus of a user tospecific containers. The content aggregation application may randomlygenerate and populate the remaining blank spaces with the rest of thecontent allocated to the page to achieve a flush bottom for stacking.

FIG. 1 illustrates, in a block diagram, one example of a data network100. A user may use a client device to act as a content aggregationviewer 110 to harvest content from a variety of sources. The contentaggregation viewer 110 may be a personal computer, a laptop, a tablet, amobile phone, a game console, a smart watch, or other computing deviceused by the user to execute a content aggregation application (APP) 112.The content aggregation viewer 110 may access a local content item 114from a local data storage. The content aggregation viewer may harvestcontent from a network content source 120, such as a video file server,an audio file server, or a news publisher, via a data network connection130. The network content source 120 may have a content database (DB) 122storing a network content file 124. The streaming application server 120may be implemented on a single server or a distributed set of servers,such as a server farm. The data network connection 130 may be aninternet connection, a wide area network connection, a local areanetwork connection, or other type of data network connection.

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary computing device 200which may act as a content aggregation viewer. The computing device 200may combine one or more of hardware, software, firmware, andsystem-on-a-chip technology to implement a content aggregation viewer.The computing device 200 may include a bus 210, a processing core 220, amemory 230, a data storage 240, an input device 250, an output device260, and a communication interface 270. The bus 210, or other componentinterconnection, may permit communication among the components of thecomputing device 200.

The processing core 220 may include at least one conventional processoror microprocessor that interprets and executes a set of instructions.The processing core 220 may be configured to determine a viewportdimension for viewport of a user interface of a content aggregationapplication to present a data item set to a user. The processing core220 may be configured to automatically arrange a container setsummarizing the data item set in a container layout based on theviewport dimension. The processing core 220 may be configured to set acontainer line quantity based on the viewport dimension. The processingcore 220 may be configured to set a fixed container quantity for aparallel container line of the container set matching a direction of theviewport dimension. The processing core 220 may be configured to createa hero container line in the container layout having fewer data itemcontainers than subsequent container lines in the container layout. Theprocessing core 220 may be configured to vary a media presentation formembers of the container set.

The processing core 220 may be configured to set a parallel containerdimension of a data item container of the container set having avariable dimension size in a direction of the viewport dimension basedon the viewport dimension. The processing core 220 may be configured tovary a member parallel container dimension in the direction of theviewport dimension for members of the container set within a parallelcontainer line in the direction of the viewport dimension. Theprocessing core 220 may be configured to vary a perpendicular containerdimension orthogonal to the direction of the viewport dimension formembers of the container set. The processing core 220 may be configuredto select a media presentation for the data item container based on aperpendicular container dimension of the data item container orthogonalto the direction of the viewport dimension.

The processing core 220 may be configured to apportion an equal orequivalent page area for a visible page representing visible members ofthe container set present in the viewport and an on-deck pagerepresenting on-deck members of the container set about to be present inthe viewport. The processing core 220 may be configured to arrange avisible page representing visible members of the container set presentin the viewport into a visible container layout based on the viewportdimension. The processing core 220 may be configured to arrange anon-deck page representing on-deck members of the container set about tobe present in the viewport into an on-deck container layout based on theviewport dimension.

The memory 230 may be a random access memory (RAM) or another type ofdynamic data storage that stores information and instructions forexecution by the processor 220. The memory 230 may also store temporaryvariables or other intermediate information used during execution ofinstructions by the processor 220. The memory may store a series ofinstructions to execute a content aggregation application having a userinterface to present a data item set to a user. The memory 220 may beconfigured to cache the container layout prior to viewing a data itemrepresented by a selected data item container.

The data storage 240 may include a conventional ROM device or anothertype of static data storage that stores static information andinstructions for the processor 220. The data storage 240 may include anytype of tangible machine-readable medium, such as, for example, magneticor optical recording media, such as a digital video disk, and itscorresponding drive. A tangible machine-readable medium is a physicalmedium storing machine-readable code or instructions, as opposed to asignal. Having instructions stored on computer-readable media asdescribed herein is distinguishable from having instructions propagatedor transmitted, as the propagation transfers the instructions, versusstores the instructions such as can occur with a computer-readablemedium having instructions stored thereon. Therefore, unless otherwisenoted, references to computer-readable media/medium having instructionsstored thereon, in this or an analogous form, references tangible mediaon which data may be stored or retained. The data storage 240 may storea set of instructions detailing a method that when executed by one ormore processors cause the one or more processors to perform the method.The data storage 240 may also be a database or a database interface forstoring data items.

The input device 250 may include one or more conventional mechanismsthat permit a user to input information to the computing device 200,such as a keyboard, a mouse, a voice recognition device, a microphone, aheadset, a touch screen 252, a touch pad 254, a gesture recognitiondevice 256, etc. An input device 250 may be configured to receive anadjustment of the viewport dimension for the viewport causing theprocessing core to rearrange the container set into a subsequentcontainer layout based on the adjustment.

The output device 260 may include one or more conventional mechanismsthat output information to the user, including a display screen 262, aprinter, one or more speakers 264, a headset, a vibrator, or a medium,such as a memory, or a magnetic or optical disk and a corresponding diskdrive. A display 262 may be configured to present the container set inthe container layout to the user. The display may be configured totransition an on-deck page representing on-deck members of the containerset about to be present in the viewport to a visible position.

The communication interface 270 may include any transceiver-likemechanism that enables computing device 200 to communicate with otherdevices or networks. The communication interface 270 may include anetwork interface or a transceiver interface. The communicationinterface 270 may be a wireless, wired, or optical interface.

The computing device 200 may perform such functions in response toprocessing core 220 executing sequences of instructions contained in acomputer-readable medium, such as, for example, the memory 230, amagnetic disk, or an optical disk. Such instructions may be read intothe memory 230 from another computer-readable medium, such as the datastorage 240, or from a separate device via the communication interface260.

FIG. 3 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of generation 300of a data item container. A content aggregation viewer may present adata item 310 of content to a user. A data item 310 may be a file orother digital object containing content of one or more media types thatmay be presented to a user. The data item 310 may have an item title 320labeling the data item 310. The data item 310 may have an item abstract330 summarizing the contents of the data item 310 in textual form. Thedata item 310 may have an item text 340 to be presented in textual formto the user. The data item 310 may have one or more item media objects350 to be presented to the user. The item media object 350 may be animage object 352, an audio object 354, and a video object 356.

The content aggregation viewer may convert the data item 310 into a dataitem container 360 to summarize the data item 310 for a user. The dataitem container 360 may have a container title 362 referencing the itemtitle 320. The media presentation, describing the amount of detail in adata item container, may vary in richness of present content betweenmembers in a container set. For example, the data item container 360 mayalso have a container abstract 364 referencing the item abstract 330.Further, the data item container 360 may have a container media object366 representing at least one of the item media objects 350 in the dataitem 310. The user may then select a data item container 360 to view thefull data item 310.

FIG. 4 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of a userinterface 400 of a content aggregation application. The user interface400 may have a viewport 410 encompassing the area of the user interface400 visible to the user on the display. The viewport 410 may have aviewport dimension 412 describing a measured length of the viewport 410.The viewport dimension 412 may be a vertical dimension or a horizontaldimension. The viewport dimension 412 may have an upper bound set by thesize of the display presenting the user interface 400. The viewportdimension 412 may change based on a user input resizing the viewport 410or, for handheld devices or tablets, a user changing the orientation ofthe display.

The viewport 410 may present one or more data item containers 420, eachrepresenting one or more data items to the user. The data itemcontainers 420 may each have a parallel container dimension (PAR) 422describing a measured length of the data item container 420 that is inthe same direction as the viewport dimension 412. Thus, if the viewportdimension 412 is a horizontal dimension, the parallel containerdimension 422 is also a horizontal dimension. If the viewport dimension412 is a vertical dimension, the parallel container dimension 422 isalso a vertical dimension. The data item containers 420 may additionallyhave a perpendicular container dimension (PERP) 424 describing ameasured length of the data item container 420 that is orthogonal to theviewport dimension 412. Thus, if the viewport dimension 412 is ahorizontal dimension, the perpendicular container dimension 424 is avertical dimension. If the viewport dimension 412 is a verticaldimension, the perpendicular container dimension 424 is a horizontaldimension.

The content aggregation application may determine a viewport dimension412 for the viewport 410 of a user interface 400. The contentaggregation application may set a parallel container dimension 422 foreach data item container 420 in a parallel container line based on theviewport dimension 412 so that the parallel container line fills theviewport 410. A parallel container line is a line of data itemcontainers 420 in the same direction as the viewport dimension 412. Forexample, if the viewport dimension 412 is a horizontal dimension, theparallel container line is a row. If the viewport dimension 412 is avertical dimension, the parallel container line is a column. Similarly,a perpendicular container line is a line of data item containers 420 inan orthogonal direction to the viewport dimension 412. For example, ifthe viewport dimension 412 is a horizontal dimension, the perpendicularcontainer line is a column. If the viewport dimension 412 is a verticaldimension, the perpendicular container line is a row. The contentaggregation application may arrange a container set of the data itemcontainers 420 in a container layout based on the viewport dimension412.

The content aggregation application may have a fixed container numbermandating a specific number of containers in a parallel container line,with each container having a parallel container dimension adjusted sothat the parallel container line completely occupies the viewport. Thecontent aggregation application may set each member of the container setin the parallel container line to have the same parallel containerdimension 422. The content aggregation application may vary a memberparallel container dimension 422 for members of the container set withina parallel container line.

Alternately, the content aggregation application may have a containermaxima setting an upper bound for the number of containers in theparallel container line. The content aggregation application may placeas many members of the container set into the parallel container line asmay fit in the line up to the container maxima setting. The contentaggregation application may set each member of the container set in theparallel container line to have the same parallel container dimension422. The content aggregation application may vary a member parallelcontainer dimension 422 for members of the container set within aparallel container line.

Otherwise, the content aggregation application may place one or morecontainers in the parallel container line until the parallel containerline completely occupies the viewport 410. The content aggregationapplication may place as many members of the container set into theparallel container line as may fit in the line. The content set may havea parallel container dimension minima setting a lower bound, usuallybased on legibility concerns. The content aggregation application mayset each member of the container set in the parallel container line tohave the same parallel container dimension. Alternately, the contentaggregation application may vary a member parallel container dimension422 for members of the container set within a parallel container line.

The content aggregation application may adjust a member perpendicularcontainer dimension 424 for members of the container set to completelyfill the viewport 410 along a viewport dimension orthogonal to the othermeasured viewport dimension 412. For example, when the initial viewportmeasurement was a horizontal dimension, the content aggregation mayfurther consider vertical dimensions of the viewport 410. The contentaggregation application may vary a member perpendicular containerdimension for members of the container set. To ease the arrangement ofthe member containers, the perpendicular container dimension may vary bymultiples, with some containers being twice the perpendicular containerdimension plus a margin of other member containers. The contentaggregation application may select a media presentation for the dataitem container 420 based on a perpendicular container dimension 424. Forthese larger member containers, a richer summary of the data item may beused. For example, in addition to the title, the large data itemcontainer 420 may have an abstract of the data item, or even a mediaobject selected from the data item as representative of the data item.The content aggregation application may vary a media presentation formembers of the container set. The content aggregation application mayselect a data item container 420 to have a richer summary of contentbased on the content present in the original data item. For example, thecontent aggregation application may give a data item having an embeddedvideo file the larger data container item 420.

FIG. 5 illustrates, in a block diagram, one embodiment of a containerset 500. The container set 500 may have more data item containers 502than may fit on the viewport 504. The data items containers 502 in thecontainer layout present in the viewport 504 may be a visible page 506of the container set 500. The content aggregation application mayarrange the visible page 506 into a visible container layout based on aviewport dimension of the viewport. The visible page 506 may have a herocontainer line 508, such as a hero container row, in the containerlayout having fewer data item containers than subsequent container linesin the visible page 506. The content aggregation application may use thehero container line 508 to focus the attention of the user on specificdata items by featuring the data item containers 502 for those dataitems in the hero container line 508.

The user may scroll the viewport beyond the visible page 506 to seeother data item containers 502 in the container set 500. The user mayscroll vertically, horizontally, or even a combination of the two. Thecontent aggregation application may arrange an on-deck page 510 of thecontainer set 500 into an on-deck container layout based on a viewportdimension of the viewport. The content aggregation application mayapportion an equal or equivalent page area for the visible page 506 andthe on-desk page 510 of the container set 500. The content aggregationapplication may transition the on-deck page 510 to a visible position inthe viewport 502, replacing the visible page 506. As the on-deck page510 becomes the visible page 506, the content aggregation applicationmay create a replacement on-deck page 510. The content aggregationapplication may keep the data item containers 502 in the hero containerline 508 or may select replacement data container items 502 for the herocontainer line 508 from the on-deck page 510.

FIG. 6 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method 600 ofaggregating content. A content aggregation viewer may store a series ofinstructions to execute a content aggregation application having a userinterface to present a data item set to a user (Block 602). The contentaggregation viewer may execute the content aggregation applicationhaving a user interface to present a data item set to a user (Block604). The content aggregation viewer may retrieve digital content forpresentation to the user (Block 606). If the digital content is storedlocally (Block 608), the content aggregation viewer may access a localdata storage to retrieve a local content item (Block 610). If thedigital content is stored on a network (Block 608), the contentaggregation viewer may access a network content file from a networkcontent source (Block 612). The content aggregation viewer may aggregatethe data items into a data item set for presentation to a user (Block614).

FIG. 7 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method 700 ofgenerating a container layout. The content aggregation viewer maygenerate a user interface of a content aggregation application topresent a data item set to a user (Block 702). The content aggregationviewer may determine a viewport dimension, such as a viewport horizontallength or a viewport vertical length, for a viewport of the userinterface of the content aggregation application to present the dataitem set to the user (Block 704). The content aggregation viewer maygenerate a container set to summarize the data item set for the user tobe arranged in a container layout (Block 706). If the user has indicateda preference for a specific number of containers per line (Block 708),the content aggregation viewer may set a fixed container quantity for aparallel container line of the container set matching a direction of theviewport dimension (Block 710). Otherwise, the content aggregationviewer may set a parallel container line quantity based on the viewportdimension (Block 712). The content aggregation viewer may arrange thecontainer set summarizing the data item set in a container layout basedon the viewport dimension, such as the viewport horizontal length or theviewport vertical length (Block 714). If the content aggregation vieweradjusts the viewport dimension, either due to a user input or a changeto the orientation of the display of the content aggregation viewer(Block 716), the content aggregation viewer may measure an adjustment tothe viewport dimension for the viewport (Block 718). The contentaggregation viewer may rearrange the container set into a subsequentcontainer layout based on the adjustment (Block 720).

FIG. 8 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method 800 ofarranging data item containers. The content aggregation viewer may set aparallel container dimension of a data item container of the containerset having a variable dimension size in a direction of the viewportdimension based on the viewport dimension (Block 802). For example, thecontent aggregation viewer may set a container horizontal length of adata item container of the container set having a variable horizontallength based on the viewport horizontal length. Alternately, the contentaggregation viewer may set a container vertical length of a data itemcontainer of the container set having a variable vertical length basedon the viewport vertical length. The content aggregation viewer may varya member parallel container dimension in the direction of the viewportdimension for members of the container set within a parallel containerline in the direction of the viewport dimension (Block 804). The contentaggregation viewer may vary a member parallel container dimensionorthogonal to the direction of the viewport dimension for members of thecontainer set (Block 806). The content aggregation viewer may vary amedia presentation for members of the container set (Block 808). Thecontent aggregation viewer may select a media presentation for the dataitem container based on a parallel container dimension of the data itemcontainer orthogonal to the direction of the viewport dimension (Block810).

FIG. 9 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method 900 ofcycling through a container set. The content aggregation viewer mayapportion an equal or equivalent page area for a visible pagerepresenting visible members of the container set present in theviewport and an on-deck page representing on-deck members of thecontainer set about to be present in the viewport (Block 902). Thecontent aggregation viewer may arrange a visible page representingvisible members of the container set present in the viewport into avisible container layout based on the viewport dimension (Block 904).The content aggregation viewer may create a hero container line, such asa hero container row or a hero container column, in the container layouthaving fewer data item containers than subsequent container lines in thecontainer layout (Block 906). The content aggregation viewer may arrangean on-deck page representing on-deck members of the container set aboutto be present in the viewport into an on-deck container layout based onthe viewport dimension, such as a viewport horizontal length or aviewport vertical length (Block 908). The content aggregation viewer maytransition the on-deck page representing on-deck members of thecontainer set about to be present in the viewport to a visible position(Block 910).

FIG. 10 illustrates, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a method 1000 ofviewing a data item. The content aggregation viewer may display thecontainer set in the container layout to the user (Block 1002). Thecontent aggregation viewer may receive a data item container selectionfrom a user (Block 1004). The content aggregation viewer may cache thecontainer layout prior to viewing a data item represented by a selecteddata item container (Block 1006). The content aggregation viewer maydisplay the data item represented by the selected data item container(Block 1008). The content aggregation viewer may return to the cachedcontainer layout when the user finishes viewing the data item (Block1010).

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific tostructural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understoodthat the subject matter in the appended claims is not necessarilylimited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, thespecific features and acts described above are disclosed as exampleforms for implementing the claims.

Embodiments within the scope of the present invention may also includecomputer-readable storage media for carrying or havingcomputer-executable instructions or data structures stored thereon. Suchcomputer-readable storage media may be any available media that can beaccessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way ofexample, and not limitation, such computer-readable storage media cancomprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage,magnetic disk storage or other magnetic data storages, or any othermedium which can be used to store desired program code means in the formof computer-executable instructions or data structures, as opposed topropagating media such as a signal or carrier wave. Computer-readablestorage media explicitly does not refer to such propagating media.Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope ofthe computer-readable storage media.

Embodiments may also be practiced in distributed computing environmentswhere tasks are performed by local and remote processing devices thatare linked (either by hardwired links, wireless links, or by acombination thereof) through a communications network.

Computer-executable instructions include, for example, instructions anddata which cause a general purpose computer, special purpose computer,or special purpose processing device to perform a certain function orgroup of functions. Computer-executable instructions also includeprogram modules that are executed by computers in stand-alone or networkenvironments. Generally, program modules include routines, programs,objects, components, and data structures, etc. that perform particulartasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-executableinstructions, associated data structures, and program modules representexamples of the program code means for executing steps of the methodsdisclosed herein. The particular sequence of such executableinstructions or associated data structures represents examples ofcorresponding acts for implementing the functions described in suchsteps.

Although the above description may contain specific details, they shouldnot be construed as limiting the claims in any way. Other configurationsof the described embodiments are part of the scope of the disclosure.For example, the principles of the disclosure may be applied to eachindividual user where each user may individually deploy such a system.This enables each user to utilize the benefits of the disclosure even ifany one of a large number of possible applications do not use thefunctionality described herein. Multiple instances of electronic deviceseach may process the content in various possible ways. Implementationsare not necessarily in one system used by all end users. Accordingly,the appended claims and their legal equivalents should only define theinvention, rather than any specific examples given.

We claim:
 1. A content aggregation viewer, comprising: a processing corehaving at least one processor configured to determine a viewportdimension for a viewport of a user interface of a content aggregationapplication to present a data item set to a user, configured toautomatically arrange a container set summarizing the data item set in acontainer layout based on the viewport dimension, and configured to seta parallel container dimension of a data item container of the containerset having a variable dimension size in a direction of the viewportdimension based on the viewport dimension; and a display configured topresent the container set in the container layout to the user.
 2. Thecontent aggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein the processing core isconfigured to set a container line quantity based on the viewportdimension.
 3. The content aggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein theprocessing core is configured to set a fixed container quantity for aparallel container line of the container set matching a direction of theviewport dimension.
 4. The content aggregation viewer of claim 1,wherein the processing core is configured to create a hero containerline in the container layout having fewer data item containers thansubsequent container lines in the container layout.
 5. The contentaggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein the processing core is configuredto vary a member parallel container dimension in the direction of theviewport dimension for members of the container set within a parallelcontainer line in the direction of the viewport dimension.
 6. Thecontent aggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein the processing core isconfigured to vary a perpendicular container dimension orthogonal to thedirection of the viewport dimension for members of the container set. 7.The content aggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein the processing coreis configured to select a media presentation for the data item containerbased on a perpendicular container dimension of the data item containerorthogonal to the direction of the viewport dimension.
 8. The contentaggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein the processing core is configuredto vary a media presentation for members of the container set.
 9. Thecontent aggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein the processing core isconfigured to apportion an equal page area for a visible pagerepresenting visible members of the container set present in theviewport and an on-deck page representing on-deck members of thecontainer set about to be present in the viewport.
 10. The contentaggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein the processing core is configuredto arrange a visible page representing visible members of the containerset present in the viewport into a visible container layout based on theviewport dimension.
 11. The content aggregation viewer of claim 1,wherein the processing core is configured to arrange an on-deck pagerepresenting on-deck members of the container set about to be present inthe viewport into an on-deck container layout based on the viewportdimension.
 12. The content aggregation viewer of claim 1, wherein thedisplay is configured to transition an on-deck page representing on-deckmembers of the container set about to be present in the viewport to avisible position.
 13. The content aggregation viewer of claim 1, furthercomprising: a user input configured to receive an adjustment of theviewport dimension for the viewport causing the processing core torearrange the container set into a subsequent container layout based onthe adjustment.
 14. The content aggregation viewer of claim 1, furthercomprising: a memory configured to cache the container layout prior toviewing a data item represented by a selected data item container.
 15. Acomputing device, having a memory configured to store a series ofinstructions to execute a content aggregation application having a userinterface to present a data item set to a user, the computing deviceconfigured to determine a viewport horizontal length for a viewport ofthe user interface, the computing device further configured toautomatically arrange a container set summarizing the data item set in acontainer layout based on the viewport horizontal length, the computingdevice also configured to set a container horizontal length of a dataitem container of the container set having a variable horizontal lengthbased on the viewport horizontal length, and the computing deviceadditionally configured to display the container set in the containerlayout to the user.
 16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein thecomputing device is further configured to create a hero container row inthe container layout having fewer data item containers than subsequentcontainer rows in the container layout.
 17. The computing device ofclaim 15, wherein the computing device is further configured to arrangean on-deck page representing on-deck members of the container set aboutto be present in the viewport into an on-deck container layout based onthe viewport horizontal length and the computing device is alsoconfigured to transition the on-deck page to a visible position.
 18. Thecomputing device of claim 15, wherein the computing device is furtherconfigured to cache the container layout prior to viewing a data itemrepresented by a selected data item container.
 19. A machine-implementedmethod, comprising: determining a viewport dimension for a viewport of auser interface of a content aggregation application to present a dataitem set to a user; arranging automatically a container set summarizingthe data item set in a container layout based on the viewport dimension;varying a member parallel container dimension in the direction of theviewport dimension for members of the container set within a parallelcontainer line in the direction of the viewport dimension; varying amember perpendicular container dimension orthogonal to the direction ofthe viewport dimension for members of the container set; setting aparallel container dimension of a data item container of the containerset having a variable dimension size in a direction of the viewportdimension based on the viewport dimension; and displaying the containerset in the container layout to the user.
 20. The method of claim 19,further comprising: varying a media presentation for members of thecontainer set.